Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

HotToastyRag Even if you haven't seen it all the way through, or if you saw it so long ago you don't remember it in its entirety, there are parts of The Natural that you'll never forget. In the beginning, when young Robert Redford carves a baseball bat from the lightening-charred wood of a tree, the "Wonderboy" bat will become engrained in your memory. And I don't know of any moviegoer who doesn't immediately recognize the slow-motion home run with fireworks and Randy Newman's beautiful score in the background.Those two scenes aside, The Natural is a classic baseball movie. Robert Redford rises and falls—and perhaps rises again—as a baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s. Which means this is a perfect "compromise" movie, as I call it. Men will be satisfied because it's a sports movie, and ladies will get to drool over Robert Redford in period piece outfits.Three women, Barbara Hershey, Glenn Close, and Kim Basinger, are important and different influences in his life. Joining the cast are Robert Duvall as the nosy reporter—are there really any other kind of reporter?—and Wilford Brimley as the team manager. If you haven't seen this 80s classic by now, rent it during the last week of March to get revved up for baseball season. The music is surprisingly beautiful; you'd never guess the same composer wrote the music to Toy Story. And even though he's always handsome in his movies, Robert Redford is particularly gorgeous in this one, so even if you don't like baseball, there's plenty else to fall in love with.

bheadher This is not only a baseball movie, but also an in depth look at the human spirit...sorry to get all flowery, but the story reaches rather deeply into your soul.As a young man, Roy Hobbs is recruited as a baseball player, but while on his way to the team he makes the mistake of hooking up with a mysterious temptress who shoots him in a hotel...Years later, Roy gets another chance and is contracted to a B team, managed by Wilford Brimley, a crusty old guy who, at first, has little faith that this nobody can save his failing team...Through some carefully written dialog, and superb acting, the story takes the "Knights" up to the pennant game...what happens in the closing minutes is spectacular, and reminds us all of the power that faith in oneself can bring...I love this movie, and really wish it had done better in the box office...

Desertman84 Robert Redford stars in this sports drama about baseball player Roy Hobbs' success and suffering in his batting career entitled The Natural.This film directed by Barry Levison that tells the decades of experiences that Hobbs have had with in the baseball field co- stars Robert Duvall,Glenn Close,Kim Basinger,Wilford Brimley and Barbara Hershey.Roy Hobbs has big dreams of becoming a baseball superstar.It has shown that as early as 14,he's got a natural talent for hitting the bat.This impressed a lot of scouts who have seen him play.Sportswriter Max Mercy comes into his aid to his career when he was 19 and ready to play for the big time.When he meets a mysterious woman named Harriet Birdw,who shoots him and killed herself in the process.Later,we get to see Hobbs at age 35 and an old rookie with the New York Knights.When the star player "Bump" Bailey angered the coach which made him replace with Roy Hobbs instead to hit for him.During the game and overcoming his physical pain and heavy odds against him and the Knights,many were shocked when Hobbs hit the ball hard to help them win the game.This led him to becoming a league sensation in the end and to fulfill his baseball dreams.Later,he goes through a playing slump.But when he finally gets to know that he has a 16-year old son,he becomes rejuvenated in life and starts to play well again in the field.No question that the movie is high on sentiment and tries to paint the Roy Hobbs character as an American icon.Also,it wasn't more about the game of baseball being a sports movie but rather more about Hobbs' ability to never give up and to rise from every failure that he encounters in his pursuit of his biggest dream of his life.Being an 80's film,many would enjoy this it at the time it was released considering it is high on melodrama and it has baseball centered in the story which is America's favorite pastime and pleasure.The themes of enormous pain and abundant pleasure will also please them especially when tackling Hobbs at different points of his life.

rusty13252 This movie was pure garbage.The end was idiotic BS.It was not only a waste of my time. I would of rather been sitting in a dentist chair having my teeth pulled then watch this crap but I feel like my IQ dropped 20 points by watching this trash.I have never been a Redford fan but quit honestly this is as bad as Barefoot in the Park.Which i consider a top three worst movie of all time but i actually wrap all Redford films into one when it comes to bad movies. I would rather list his good movies . That list is much shorter then the list of his stinkers.But again the only movie he ever made i enjoyed was Brubaker.I would not wish The Natural on my worst enemy. They should show this film in prison as a punishment.